.MaddowBlog: Why is a college senior helping run a key White House office?
When Trump makes personnel decisions, he doesn't necessarily value "traditional qualifications." It's been a staple of his presidency, which is ongoing.
A view of the White House seen on April 7, 2015 in Washington, DC. A power outage hit many parts of downtown Washington, leaving several buildings in the dark, including the State Department and metro stations.A couple of years ago, thethat when Donald Trump makes personnel decisions, he doesn't necessarily value"traditional qualifications." That always struck me as a polite way of saying the president has a habit of hiring unqualified people, indifferent to their preparedness.
It's a dynamic that led Trump to tap his young son-in-law, for example, to tackle a comically long list of White House priorities. The president's former golf caddy became the White House social media director. Trump's former bodyguard oversaw"Oval Office operations." A Trump family wedding planner was given a key post at HUD. At one point, the president even
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